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Hooray I found it!! :D
Mosquitoes can dodge raindrops.
Mosquitoes can dodge raindrops.
A group of geese is called a gaggle
There is a species of flying snakes that fly similarly to the way flying squirrels do
Well, with wild geese, a group is called a skein when they're flying, but a flock when they're on the ground. Go figure.
nice one. Cats can jump up to three times their own height
People in the Middle East had figured out the world was round hundreds of years before Galileo and all that fuss.
America was discovered by the Vikings before Columbus did
Yep. Newfoundland. I believe there's a World Historical Site on the old settlement.
Tell this to your parents:
Kids who play video games tend to have better hand-eye coordination, a better memory, and better problem solving skills
Kids who play video games tend to have better hand-eye coordination, a better memory, and better problem solving skills
London Bridge has never fallen down. :)
Mosquitoes can get athletes foot.
It is impossible for an ant to have a father. Just believe me, I don't wanna explain it sorry
In the book version of Maleficent, instead of the king just granting him kingship like in the movie, he laughed in his face so the man smothered the king and told people he'd said yes and died in his sleep.
Ok, I believe you. :P
Mascara used to be made with bat guano (poop). And lipstick may still have fish scales in it but I'm not sure lol.
Mascara used to be made with bat guano (poop). And lipstick may still have fish scales in it but I'm not sure lol.
Abibliophobiac;d wrote: "In the book version of Maleficent, instead of the king just granting him kingship like in the movie, he laughed in his face so the man smothered the king and told people he'd said yes and died in h..."
I've never read it, but that's creepy...
I've never read it, but that's creepy...
Whale blubber was used in perfume and the Egyptians made that stunning blue eye shadow from ground up lapis lazuli and their kind of eyeliner was called khol. Man, I would kill for that makeup...
Totally.
J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S.Lewis were part of a literary club thing, along with some other authors, called the Inklings. Is that an epic name for an authors group or what? :D
J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S.Lewis were part of a literary club thing, along with some other authors, called the Inklings. Is that an epic name for an authors group or what? :D
A newborn Chinese water deer is so small it will fit in your hands.
Dolphins can recognize themselves in a mirror, while most dogs and cats cannot
Cows from different countries make different sounding moos.
Elephants can distinguish between different human languages, and know which languages primarily belong to people who hunt/kill elephants.
A vampire bat can drink the blood of a sleeping animal for 30 minutes and the animal wouldn't wake up
Hummingbirds are the only birds who can fly backwards. Their wings go in a figure eight pattern, not up and down. The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird
Hummingbirds have the strongest muscles for their size in the animal kingdom.
Nice. A giraffe can lick its ears and its tongue is purple
It is illegal to annoy a bird in Hawaii. ITs against the law to tie up your pet alligator to a fire hydrant in Florida
Cool! Ok I don't know if I'll be able to explain this right... you know how, in English, the name for the meat of an animal is different from the name for the animal itself? That's because, when the Normans conquered the Saxons, the Normans were the upper class and the Saxons were the lower class - so the Saxons raised the animals, and the Normans ate the animals. So, words like 'pork' and 'beef' originate from the language the Normans were speaking, and 'pig' and 'cow' originate from the Saxon language. :P
Awesome. Denmark is the major butter producer of the North!
Pink used to be a primarily boys color, I believe.
Makin a comeback, and its weird.
Theres a laegendary giant shark three times the size of the average shark, named Submarine supposedly off the coast of Australia
Maria wrote: "hmm?"
I meant the thing about guys wearing pink
I meant the thing about guys wearing pink
The human brain cannot create new faces. Therefore, when you dream, if you see an unfamiliar face, you have seen that face somewhere in real life before
Oh. There's a lake monster in British Columbia called the Ogopogo. :)
If you say the word 'colorful', it looks like you are saying 'I love you'
Bye! I'll continue without you! Get a Mohawk! Just kidding!
During the filming of The Exorcist, many actors where injured, the set burned down, a priest was brought in many times to bless the set, and the actor who played Burke, Jack MacGowran, died from influenza
Supposedly discontinued Oreo O's cereal DOES exist-but only in South Korea
Me: "Aw man, Seriously?! :("
Me: "Aw man, Seriously?! :("
thats very interesting. u still havent done any math facts yet.
math facts? Um okay... Mathematical Fact: The word pi is from the greek alphabet and if you write pie backwards it looks like 3.14
P is the 4, I is the 1, E is the 3
Squirrel Facts!
It has not been unheard of to use animals in warfare, so when Iran found 14 squirrels near the border with espionage equipment, they did the sensible thing and arrested them. One Iranian actually suggested the Brits were behind it! They never did find out who had left the equipment there
It has not been unheard of to use animals in warfare, so when Iran found 14 squirrels near the border with espionage equipment, they did the sensible thing and arrested them. One Iranian actually suggested the Brits were behind it! They never did find out who had left the equipment there
i remember that. they were called the Acorn Gang. those boys were dreadfully dumb. their poor mothers, I remember Claudia. 4 boys! no girls. she was so upset.
I honestly have no response to that.
but u just responded so technically you have a response that u have no response.
